CCI 18.0 Update:
Include 29582 in All Fracture, Dislocation
Published on Thu Jan 12, 2012
Look for different sessions or sites before you try to break these bundles. If your podiatrist is performing venous compressions, you may already know about new procedure code 29582 (Application of multi-layer compression system; thigh and leg, including ankle and foot, when performed), introduced in CPT® 2012. And now you need to know how that code is affected by the latest round of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, effective January 1, 2012. According to CCI 18.0, 29582 is bundled into all "Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Foot and Toes" codes (28400-28675). It is also considered an intrinsic part of these codes: 28001 -- Incision and drainage, bursa, foot 28002 -- Incision and drainage below fascia, with or without tendon sheath involvement, foot; single bursal space 28124 -- Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, sequestrectomy, or diaphysectomy) bone (e.g., osteomyelitis or bossing); phalanx of toe 28234 -- Tenotomy, open, extensor, foot or toe, each tendon 28238 [...]